Using Rhythm; Creating A Rhythm Progression (Edit) - Boss BR-80 Owner's Manual

Using Rhythm

The BR-80 provides a dedicated rhythm
generator that is separate from the audio
tracks 1–8.
You can use this rhythm as a guide during
recording, or create an original rhythm
backing by arranging various internal
rhythms to match the structure of your
song.
Typically, a drummer playing in a band
repeatedly plays fixed sequences one or
two measures in length. On the BR-80,
these basic repeated units are called
"patterns. "
Pattern type Explanation
These patterns are
I (intro)
suitable for an intro
(introduction).
These are the main
V (verse)
patterns.
These are ornamental
F (fill) patterns inserted
between phrase changes.
These patterns are
E (ending)
suitable for the end of
a song.
These are patterns that
M (metronome)
sound a metronome.
These patterns produce
B (break)
no sound.
These patterns are
S (song) created by SMF import
(p. 72).
Creating a Rhythm
Progression (EDIT)
It's possible to use just a single pattern
as a metronome to provide a guide for
your practicing, but this would be an
unchanging rhythm that stays the same
from the beginning to the end of the song.
To create a song that has musical variation,
you can arrange several different patterns
in an appropriate order, such as intro
chorus break ending.
PATTERN
LENGTH
TEMPO
Intro Verse
1 5 8
PATTERN PATTERN
LENGTH LENGTH
TEMPO TEMPO
Measure
1 5
I V F
Pattern type
1.
Press the [RHYTHM] button .
The RHYTHM screen will appear.
Placed
pattern
Cursor
Parameters of the
current pattern
PATTERN
LENGTH
TEMPO
Fill Verse
9
9 13 17
V
Measure
69